Synonyms of come clean (about)

come clean (about)

phrase

as in admit

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

As evidence piled up she was forced to come clean about her criminal activity.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admit
• confess
• concede
• acknowledge
• agree
• own (up to)
• grant
• disclose
• announce
• reveal
• recognize
• allow
• tell
• confirm
• fess (up)
• say
• accept
• declare
• affirm
• tip (off)
• communicate
• unload
• proclaim
• talk
• publish
• expose
• inform
• wise (up)
• spill
• give away
• warn
• yield
• broadcast
• betray
• whisper
• profess
• breathe
• leak
• divulge
• disburden
• avow
• impart
• rat
• unburden
• unveil
• break
• squeal
• tattle
• blab

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• dispute
• negative
• contradict
• reject
• cover (up)
• hide
• negate
• conceal
• disclaim
• refute
• obscure
• disown
• disallow
• rebut
• repudiate
• disavow
• gainsay
• veil
• kid (oneself)